Dec. 28, 2010

In this video, two employees of Edmond Optics demonstrate the Rube Goldberg contraption they created to deliver marshmallows to their mugs of hot chocolate. From a microwave-triggered, zip-lining stuffed reindeer; through a laser-embedded Nutcracker doll, to a slingshot full of marshmallows, this solution is deliciously over-engineered.

About Leslie Taylor

Leslie is the online editor at Workboat.com and NationalFisherman.com. She has a background in oceanography and is passionate about getting non-scientists and young people to realize how cool science can be. She is also Science Friday's former web editor.

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